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Legacies of Empires: Power and Diversity in Rome, Budapest and Istanbul

Rome, Italy

Term Offered:

Winter 2014

Approximate Dates of Instruction:

January 7, 2014 to March 15, 2014

Application Deadline:

July 3, 2013

NOTE REGARDING SECURITY CONCERNS IN ISTANBUL: The U.S. State Department has removed the Travel Safety Warning for Turkey. The UW takes the safety of its students very seriously. Should security problems arise in any of our program locations, we will make appropriate adjustments to our itinerary.

The goal of this program is to reveal how our world of nation states is a very recent and fragile historical phenomenon. For many centuries, vast empires ruled and determined the lives and destinies of diverse peoples. Many of the ideas, ideals, ideologies and policies of the Roman, Byzantine, Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires are still relevant to understanding the often contradictory and unresolved issues of today’s world. This program will allow students to investigate these ideas and relationships in the sites where they once flourished.

*This figure DOES include the CHID Admin fee of $300. On future programs, this fee may be listed separately.

*Please note that this does not include the UW Study Abroad fee ($300), airfare (about $1200, subject to when and where you buy your ticket), food ($15-30/day depending on your preferences), Study Abroad Insurance ($37/month) and personal spending money.

Program Director

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